All Distribution articles – Page 498
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NewsUPI Russia inks distribution deal with Premium Film
UPI will handle physical distribution of eight Premium films including Jackie Chan’s Chinese Zodiac and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Last Stand.
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NewsDisney sets Nov 9 US release date for Lincoln biopic
In what will come as no surprise, Steven Spielberg’s Abraham Lincoln drama has been thrust into the heart of awards season.
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Sundance entry Enemies Of The People to benefit from Artist Services
The Sundance Institute announced on Wednesday (18) the addition of 10 independent films to its online digital platforms through its Artist Services initiative.
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NewsMichelle Pfeiffer joins Malavita for EuropaCorp, Relativity
Also joining previously announced Robert De Niro on the cast are Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron and John D’Leo. Luc Besson is schedule to begin shooting this summer.
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Kino Lorber acquires The Revisionaries doc
Vice-president Elizabeth Sheldon negotiated the North American deal with producer Daniel Chalfen of Naked Edge Films and the company has set an early October release. PBS will broadcast in early 2013 to coincide with DVD and digital.
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NewsIFC Films takes US rights to Welcome To The Punch
Eran Creevy wrote and directed Worldview Entertainment’s action thriller starring James McAvoy, Mark Strong and Andrea Riseborough.
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NewsHong Kong films to gain greater access to Guangdong
The Hong Kong Film Development Council (FDC) has introduced a package of measures to support Hong Kong films, including greater access to the Cantonese-speaking market in neighbouring Guangdong Province.
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NewsK5 to handle international sales on Status Quo doc
Directed by Alan G Parker, Hello Quo charts the 50 year career of British rock band Status Quo.
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Icarus, dGenerate sign US distribution pact
Icarus Films president Jonathan Miller and dGenerate Films president Karin Chien have signed a deal for the former to release dGenerate’s Chinese catalogue in the US.
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NewsDaniel Radcliffe speaks The F Word for eOne
Entertainment One Films has acquired international rights to the rom-com and will distribute in the UK and Canada. UTA and Jamie Feldman represent US rights.
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NewsScreen Awards shortlist led by The Woman In Black campaign
20th Century Fox leads distributors with 14 shortlist mentions, Momentum and Lionsgate have 10, Warner Bros are on 8.
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NewsStudioCanal acquires Hoyts, plans local productions
StudioCanal has bought successful Australia and New Zealand distributor Hoyts Distribution of the Hoyts Group; the outfit will release last Twilight instalment in November.
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Phase 4 acquires North American rights to Alter Egos
Jordan Galland’s superhero comedy will be released under the company’s new “Kevin Smith’s SModcast Pictures Presents” banner.
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NewsIce Age 4 tops US on $46m, Spidey crosses $200m
An excellent weekend overall for Fox saw Blue Sky Studios’ latest animation, Ice Age: Continental Drift, open at number one on an estimated $46m for a worldwide running total of $385m.
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NewsIce Age 4 usurps Spidey to dominate int’l arena on $95m
Fox International reported that in its third weekend the animation was active on 14,131 screens in 64 markets and has now reached a $339m running total.
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NewsComic-Con: Hobbit, Superman, Django wow crowds
Peter Jackson showed more than 12 minutes of footage from his two Hobbit films to close out an extravagant Warner Bros / Legendary Pictures presentation in Hall H on Saturday (14).
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NewsComic-Con: Marvel Studios reveals scheduling line-up
Thor: The Dark World will open on Nov 8 2013 while Captain America: Winter Soldier is set for Apr 4 2014.
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NewsComic-Con: Resident Evil sparks sequel talk, Elysium mesmerises
Paul WS Anderson hinted at a sixth Resident Evil episode during a rousing Sony session that featured spectacular first-look footage from Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 follow-up Elysium as well as reels from Rian Johnson’s Looper and Len Wiseman’s Total Recall reboot.
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NewsComic-Con: Schwarzenegger confirms Twins sequel
The former Governor of California (pictured at a previous Comic-Con) revealed on a Day One panel in San Diego that Universal Pictures and Ivan Reitman are on board and have begun the search for a writer.
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Universal to release Iron Fists on Nov 2, 2012
Quentin Tarantino presents RZA’s feature directorial debut inspired by classic kung fu cinema. Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu star.